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Chương 142: Chapter 142: Going to the Auction

"Million Treasures Auction?" Huang Xiaolong was bewildered.

This Million Treasures Auction House was an auction held by the Thousand Treasures Firm, and the Thousand Treasures Firm was one of three biggest firms of Duanren Empire. In the thousands of kingdoms who swore fealty under Duanren Empire, they had over two thousand branches, one in every Royal City and other important main locations.

And in Luo Tong Royal City, there was one such Million Treasures Auction House branch.

Although the Nine Tripod Commerce that Huang Xiaolong created was one of the biggest firms in Luo Tong Kingdom, when comparing to the giant Thousand Treasures Firm, it was nothing but a sesame seed.

Huang Min explained, "Big brother, you may not know, but I heard that in the auction this time there will be things other than treasures like high grade Earth rank cultivation techniques. They are even auctioning the spiritual treasure, Geocentric Esne!"

"What?! Geocentric Esne?!" Huang Xiaolong was dumbfounded.

More than a hundred thousand feet deep into the earth, and after eons of undergoing certain conditions, the planet would give birth to a miraculous spiritual treasure. And that treasure was the Geocentric Esne! This Geocentric Esne was a natural treasure formed from gathering various spiritual auras for countless years. If taken by a person that cultivates in battle qi, it would provide unimaginable benefits.

Not only could this Geocentric Esne prolong one's longevity, it also greatly increased one's battle qi cultivation.

This effect of prolonging longevity was not as simple as taking some elixirs that could extend a lifespan.

"Yes ah, Geocentric Esne! I heard the Million Treasures Auction in our Luo Tong Kingdom even attracted people from the neighboring kingdoms and some of the bigger forces this time." Huang Min explained.

Huang Xiaolong's eyes flashed with determination.

Geocentric Esne! [1]

Even after breaking through to late-Tenth Order, Huang Xiaolong did not have much confidence in becoming the overall Academy champion in the upcoming annual competition. However, if he could bid on this Geocentric Esne, swallow it and practice, he was confident that he could advance to peak late-Tenth Order before the annual competition!

Seeing her Big brother's expression, Huang Min knew he was hooked.

"Big brother, the auction will start in another two hours, shall we?" Huang Min said.

"Okay, let's head over now!" Huang Xiaolong nodded in agreement. Initially, he didn't have any interest in this so-called auction, but this Thousand Treasures Geocentric Esne… he must get it!

Seeing Huang Xiaolong agree, her face lit up as she cheered in glee before swiftly pulling Huang Xiaolong out of Tianxuan Mansion by the hand.

Just as they were leaving Tianxuan Mansion, Huang Xiaolong and Huang Min ran into Marshal Haotian and Fei Hou.

"Young Lord wants to participate in the auction?!" Both were surprised when they heard Huang Xiaolong wanted to participate in the Million Treasures Auction.

"Young Master wants to bid for the Geocentric Esne?" Fei Hou took a guess and asked.

For this particular auction, the Million Treasures Auction made quite an effort to publicize the matter. For the past two days, both Marshal Haotian and Fei Hou had heard about the Geocentric Esne being auctioned many times.

Huang Xiaolong nodded, "Correct." For Huang Xiaolong, there wasn't a need to hide anything from these two people.

"Is there something you need from me?" Noticing the changes in their expressions, Huang Xiaolong asked. Both of them looked like they had something to report to him.

"We came to report to Young Lord that Big Sword Sect's Yu Chen came to Luo Tong Kingdom. Other than Yu Chen, Ning Wang also came." Marshal Haotian reported respectfully.

"Oh, Yu Chen, Ning Wang!" Huang Xiaolong's eyes sharpened.

He didn't expect them to appear in Luo Tong Royal City.

These two came to Luo Tong Kingdom at the same time, so the purpose should be the Million Treasures Auction!

"Ning Wang was lucky to escape in Big Dawn County, yet he dares to show his face here in the Royal City this time!" Huang Xiaolong snickered coldly. He turned to Marshal Haotian and Fei Hou, saying: "Let's go, both of you come with me to the Million Treasures Auction!"

"Yes, Young Lord!" Both answered respectfully.

Hence, Huang Xiaolong's group of four: Huang Xiaolong, Huang Min, Marshal Haotian, and Fei Hou−made their way to the Million Treasures Auction spot in a leisurely manner.

"Big brother, this time those two old fogies, Yu Chen and Ning Wang, came here so you mustn't let them escape!" On the way, Huang Min shook her little fist angrily thinking of the two people, her little face flashing with hate.

These past few years, Big Sword Sect and the Martial Ning Family kept sending assassins to kill their family. One of those times, Huang Min was nearly injured, thus the little girl's grudge ran deep towards these two.

Huang Xiaolong watched his little sister shaking her small fist mightily, and he couldn't resist smiling, "When we reach the auction place, if you see these two old fogies, you go up and beat them down to the ground till they can't get back up!"

Hearing this, Huang Min choked, and then pouted her little mouth and mumbled, "Big brother, you know I can't beat those two old fogies!"

Huang Xiaolong grinned unabashedly.

Marshal Haotian and Fei Hou followed behind them and also cracked a smile.

On the way to the Million Treasures Auction, Huang Xiaolong noticed that the streets were growing more and more crowded. They could see many different people wearing all kinds of styles and colors. Judging from the direction everyone was moving, all of these people had come for the same goal: they were most likely the different forces that came to Luo Tong Kingdom for the auction.

An hour later, Huang Xiaolong's group of four arrived at the auction house.

The Luo Tong Royal City Million Treasures Auction House was located on the most prosperous street. It was already crowded on normal days, but today the streets were congested so that not even a drop of water could trickle through.

When Huang Xiaolong arrived, before him was a mass of black bobbing heads.

The crowd was stuck, making it hard to move forward.

Noticing this, Fei Hou walked to the front to open up a path for Huang Xiaolong.

Wherever Fei Hou passed, a strong airflow extended out that pushed everyone around, giving way to a path.

Moments later, they came to the entrance of Million Treasures Auction House.

The chief attendant of the Million Treasures Auction House was stunned when he spotted Marshal Haotian behind Huang Xiaolong, and beaming a wide smile, he hurriedly welcomed them courteously and led them up to a private room.

"Who is that kid? Even the Thousand Treasures Firm's chief attendant came to welcome him personally?!"

"You don't even know this? He is Luo Tong Kingdom's most talented genius, Huang Xiaolong!

The one behind him is the Luo Tong Kingdom's hero, only below the King, Marshal Haotian!"

"What? He is Huang Xiaolong?! There were rumors a year ago about him defeating Yang An of the Yuwai Kingdom!"

This raised an uproar through the crowd.

However, there was an exception. A youth clad in a black embroidered robe was staring in Huang Xiaolong's direction with hatred as he stepped into the Million Treasures Auction House. It looked as if he wanted to cut Huang Xiaolong into tiny pieces.

"Young Lord, the current you is not Huang Xiaolong's opponent. You must endure this pain till the time is right!" At this time, an old man walked up behind the youth and reminded him in a whisper.

"Don't worry Uncle Liu, I know– I won't act recklessly. The day will come when I annihilate Huang Family's Tianxuan Mansion to avenge father!" The black robed youth swore through gritted teeth, and his voice was extremely cold.

That Million Treasures Auction House's chief attendant personally arranged a private room for Huang Xiaolong's group after leading them in through the passageway specially prepared for honored guests.

Before leaving to tend to other guests, the Million Treasures Auction House chief attendant told them that he instructed the auction house disciples to serve them if they needed anything.

After the chief attendant closed the door and left, Huang Xiaolong took a glance at the hall below and all of a sudden, he noticed a familiar silhouette.

[1] Esne – A milky liquid substance formed deep down in the earth after millions of years. (Esne in Basque is 'milk') 


Chương 143: Chapter 143: Meeting Yang An Again

Yang An!

That familiar figure was the same person defeated by Huang Xiaolong in the Yuwai Kingdom –Yang An.

He didn't expect the auction would attract Yang An from the Yuwai Kingdom. Since Yang An was there, then wouldn't his Grandfather, Yang Dong, also be around?

Huang Xiaolong's eyes narrowed.

"Yang An?" At this point, Fei Hou also noticed Yang An inside the auction hall, and like Huang Xiaolong, he was surprised as well.

"So, that little brat is Yang An?" Marshal Haotian's eyes trailed Fei Hou, falling onto Yang An's figure. He might not have been there in the Yuwai Kingdom, but he received news about Huang Xiaolong defeating Yang An in the Yuwai Kingdom.

Fei Hou nodded: "That's the kid."

At this time, Yang An walked through the passageway for special guests, confirming Huang Xiaolong's prediction: Yang Dong indeed came because only Xiantian realm experts were eligible for a private room. Therefore, if Yang Dong wasn't around, Yang An wouldn't have access a private room.

People continued to enter the auction hall in droves, both large and small forces from neighboring kingdoms had made the journey.

The entire hall was a noisy racket.

Despite that, ever since they entered the auction hall, the chatterbox known as Huang Min had actually been silent, sitting down obediently as her big round eyes roamed around the ground floor of the auction hall as if looking for someone.

Seeing this, Huang Xiaolong smiled, "I say little girl, did you come to the auction not to buy things, but to look for someone?"

Originally, Huang Xiaolong spoke these words to tease Huang Min, but he didn't expect that Huang Min would blush and shoot him an angry stare, "Big brother, what are you saying? I came to the auction to buy things of course!"

Huang Xiaolong did not think he would guess correctly that his little sister was indeed looking for someone here.

"Then you tell me, which item from the auction is the one you want?" Huang Xiaolong's tone laced with a double entendre as he smiled sheepishly at his little sister.

Huang Min mumbled unintelligibly, yet after what seemed like half a day, no concrete answer came out from her. In the end, she tilted her head up in shy anger: "Anyhow, I came to bid for items!"

Huang Xiaolong shook his head with a faint, wry smile on his face.

Marshal Haotian and Fei Hou couldn't help letting out a tiny smile.

By this time, a sea of people had already crowded the huge auction all. Fortunately, the place was big with ten thousand seats prepared beforehand… however, each of them was filled. There were no empty seats left.

If the lower seats' situation was as such, one wouldn't even need to mention the very limited private rooms likely being fully booked early on.

A short while later, the entrance to the auction was closed, no longer allowing additional participants to enter because an old man in his seventies wearing an auctioneer's robe had already walked up onto the stage.

After the old man went up, he briefly introduced himself, stating that he was Thousand Treasures Auction House's high-grade auctioneer. In the Luo Tong Kingdom's Thousand Treasures Auction House, there were only two high-grade auctioneers. Of course, there were many early-grade and mid-grade ones too. At this time, the auction was being overseen by one of the high-grade auctioneers so the importance given to this particular auction was evident.

After introducing himself, he continued with the auction rules before finally declaring that the auction would begin.

The first item up for auction was a lump of Golden Crow Marrow.

Golden Crow Marrow was a crucial ingredient to refine a Grade Four Spirit Dan, and normal Golden Crow Marrow was only as big as an infant's fist, but the one being auctioned was the size of an adult's palm.

The starting price for it was a hundred thousand gold coins.

Usually, the first item auctioned would be the cheapest item of the event.

A hundred thousand gold coins!

Thinking of the ratio against the items being auctioned towards the end, the smaller forces felt their hearts tighten.

"One hundred and ten thousand!"

"One hundred and twenty thousand!"

In an instant, the bidding voices clamored below the stage.

And in the end, that palm-sized Golden Crow Marrow was won at one hundred thirty thousand gold coins.

Huang Xiaolong sat silently in the private room. Although Golden Crow Marrow was an important ingredient in refining pills, it was basically useless to him.

Subsequently, the second item on auction was a long sword named 'South Parting.'

According to the auctioneer's introduction, this South Parting long sword was forged from a ten thousand years old ice core and other rare metals. It was extremely sharp, but this was a secondary benefit. The main point was that the previous owner of this South Parting long sword, according to the auctioneer's explanation, was someone called Su Fei; a Xiantian expert of the Seventh Order.

One hundred years ago, this Su Fei was very well known in the surrounding kingdom, and the South Parting long sword went missing after he had fallen. It was found some time ago by the Thousand Treasures Auction House's people.

Huang Xiaolong had the Blades of Asura, thus, this level of weapon didn't enter his eye. But when Huang Min saw the South Parting long sword, her eyes were glued to it without blinking; it was obvious that she had taken a great liking to the sword.

"Big brother, can you?" Huang Min asked abashedly.

Huang Xiaolong watched the expression on his little sister's face, "You want to bid for this South Parting Sword?"

Huang Min nodded as she looked at her big brother– even though she had some savings of her own, it was still far from enough to bid for the South Parting long sword.

"Two hundred thousand!" At this time, someone on the ground floor suddenly called out a bid.

The starting price for South Parting long sword was one hundred eighty thousand.

"Two hundred and ten thousand!" Another bidder raised the offer.

"Three hundred thousand!" Suddenly, Huang Xiaolong's voice came from the private room upstairs.

"Three hundred and ten thousand!" Following behind Huang Xiaolong, a voice sounded from a different room.

"Four hundred thousand!" Huang Xiaolong added with a calm expression.

Four hundred thousand!

The entire huge hall was shocked silent, including the other private room that made an offer.

In the end, the South Parting sword was bid down by Huang Xiaolong at four hundred thousand gold coins. When the people from the Thousand Treasures Auction House sent the sword to the private room, Huang Min's face bloomed and she became unwilling to put down the sword.

"Can you tell me now who you wanted to find by coming to the auction?" Watching her happy expression, Huang Xiaolong took the opportunity to ask again. The yearly profit from the Nine Tripod Commerce was abundant, and this four hundred gold coins was nothing but a single hair from nine oxen to Huang Xiaolong.

Huang Min honestly answered with a tinge of shyness: "I came to look for Guo Tai."

"Guo Tai?" Huang Xiaolong was puzzled. He then turned to Marshal Haotian and Fei Hou but both of them shook their heads, apparently, neither of them had heard of this name.

Huang Min's head bent so low that her nose almost touched her chest, and she said: "He is Guo Shiyuan's son."

"Guo Shiyuan!" Huang Xiaolong, Marshal Haotian, and Fei Hou were all surprised.

Guo Shiyuan was the branch president of Thousand Treasures Auction House in Luo Tong Kingdom's Royal City!

Huang Xiaolong shook his head wryly after getting over the small surprise. So, the reason his little sister came to the auction was all for her sweetheart!

But, thinking about it, after this year, his little sister would be sixteen, and in another two years' time it would be around the age for her to get married.

"Do Mom and Dad know about this?" Huang Xiaolong asked.

"Not yet." Huang Min was awkward and shy as she answered.

"Then, find some time and invite that Guo Tai to Tianxuan Mansion so Mom, Dad and I can take a look at him." Huang Xiaolong smiled as he said.

Seeing that Huang Xiaolong did not object, she was delighted and nodded vigorously: "Okay!"

Below, the auction went on and more than a dozen items were sold.

"Next, we are auctioning a wonderful world treasure: Geocentric Esne!" This time, the auctioneer on the stage raised his voice a notch higher.

Geocentric Esne!

Instantly, a commotion swept through the many forces present in the auction hall. It could be said that the majority of them came for this one item. 


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